Friday, 29 January 2021

15 Oprah Winfrey Quotes

“We have to make the choice—every single day—to exemplify the truth, the respect, and the grace that we wish for this world.”

 

“That’s what great books do, especially when shared. They shine a light on the unfolding of our own stories.”

 

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

 

“Our goal must be decency and respect for every human we encounter.”

 

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough”

        “Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will              take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”

 

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”

 

“Passion is the log that keeps the fire of purpose blazing.”

 

“Look inward—the loving begins with you.”

 

“One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.”

“All pain is the same; we just choose different ways to release it.”

 

“You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe.”

 

“Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own.”

 

“Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.”

 

“You are responsible for your life. You can’t keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.”


Oversized Butterflies, Moths, and Beetles Cloak Vintage Books in Paintings by Rose Sanderson

 

All images © Rose Sanderson, shared with permission

Worn copies of World Books, agricultural texts, and classic novels become canvases for Rose Sanderson’s insect studies. Now a few years old, the expansive series boasts more than 100 paintings featuring beetles, moths, and butterflies that splay across the printed material. Each specimen is enlarged to showcase the details of their bodies as they wrap around the tattered spines.

In a note to Colossal, Sanderson shares that her process is more cyclical than linear as she’s constantly resurfacing themes, materials, and methods from earlier works or those she previously set aside. While her focus currently is on abstract interpretations of the lichens found near her home in West Wales, she draws a connection between the intricacies of the organisms she paints today and the insects of her book series.

Keep an eye out for Sanderson’s work in Issue #24 of Create! Magazine that’s curated by Colossal’s Editor-in-Chief Christopher Jobson. You can follow her specimen-centric projects, which include forays into miniature and 3-D, on Instagram.

 

 



Wednesday, 27 January 2021

The Hare and the Moon


By Loz Ramsey
The Hare gazed up lovingly at the full moon
and heard someone whistle a wise, ancient tune-
of a time when true love was as real as the sky
and when poor, earthbound fools like we mortals could fly.
The song told of laughter and pleasure, and pain-
of the warmth of the sun and the sting of the rain...
For the dark and the light go together, it's true,
like the sweet dark and light in the spirit of you.
(The silver moon also gazed down at the hare
and whispered a symphony , saying
"I Care"
Artist Kerry Buck


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Today, I dared to let myself dream

Shared from a Facebook group


That the world will one day open again.
That the locks will loosen, the walls will fall,
The doors will fly open and reunite us all.
I dared to imagine the warmth of a cuddle,
A group of my friends all locked in a huddle.
I felt all the heartbeats, drumming with mine,
I heard all the laughter, I tasted the wine.
I thought of the feelings I’ve missed for long,
The room full of music, united by song.
The freedom to roam, to plan and to meet
To hold someone’s hand, to meet, to greet.
Just for a moment I dared to dream of,
The flights I would board to the places I love.
The moment those eyes would meet mine at the gate,
The feeling of joy after so long a wait.
Today, I dared to let myself dream,
That the life we once had would happen again.
That we’d no longer fear the danger of air,
That our lives would not depend on such care.
They say that we mustn’t wish time away,
But it’s hard, my friend, when faced with a day,
So long in blank hours and so wiped of laughter,
It’s tempting to drift away to thereafter.
So yes, I dared to dream just a while,
Of life coming back, it brought me a smile.
One day I know, this will be in the past,
And hugs will be free, again, at last.
Donna Ashworth
Author of ‘To The Women’ and ‘History Will Remember’. Available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc...
Image by the wonderful Charlie Mackesy,
Author of ‘The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse’


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Saturday, 23 January 2021

Stand out

 


11 Quotes by Edgar Allan Poe

 



“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”

“From childhood’s hour I have not been. As others were; I have not seen. As others saw; I could not bring. My passions from a common spring.”

“Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.”

“Invisible things are the only realities.”

“I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active—not more happy—nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.”

“In death—no! Even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man.”

“To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths!”

“There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion, even by the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made.”

“There is no exquisite beauty…without some strangeness in the proportion.”

“All suffering originates from craving, from attachment, from desire.”

“If we cannot comprehend God in his visible works, how then in his inconceivable thoughts, that call the works into being?”


The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe


https://www.britannica.com/story/the-mysterious-death-of-edgar-allan-poe


Friday, 22 January 2021

Life


"Don’t prioritise your looks my friend,
they won’t last the journey.
Your sense of humour though, will only get better.
Your intuition will grow and expand like a majestic cloak of wisdom.
Your ability to choose your battles, will be fine-tuned to perfection.
Your capacity for stillness, for living in the moment, will blossom.
And your desire to live each and every moment will transcend all other wants.
Your instinct for knowing what (and who) is worth your time, will grow and flourish like ivy on a castle wall.
Don’t prioritise your looks my friend,
they will change forevermore,
that pursuit is one of much sadness and disappointment.
Prioritise the uniqueness that make you you, and the invisible magnet that draws in other like-minded souls to dance in your orbit.
These are the things which will only get better."
Donna Ashworth
Image: Phillipe Vogelenzang


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Team work


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"You don't inspire your team by showing them how amazing you are. You inspire them by showing them how amazing they are."
~ Robyn Benincasa
"You're only as strong as your weakest link so you've got to make sure everybody in your crew is on point."
~ Joey Badass
You'll get a lot farther lifting one another up than by dragging each other down. Have a happy Friday!
Photo credit to Zekes World. 💕